Full-Time

Solutions Architect Lead

Financial Services

Posted on 3/4/2025

LayerZero Labs

LayerZero Labs

51-200 employees

Develops blockchain interoperability protocols for applications

No salary listed

Senior, Expert

New York, NY, USA

In Person

Category
Solution Engineering
Sales & Solution Engineering
Required Skills
Blockchain
Requirements
  • 4-8 years of technical, solution, and/or customer engineering
  • A good understanding of the Web3 industry
  • Proven experience providing solutions for the Financial Services industry
  • Ability to establish trust with users and ability to influence key decision makers in the sales cycle
  • Hands on experience with middleware, integration architecture patterns, web services technologies, and APIs
  • Experience building and delivering Proofs of Concept (PoCs) and responding to functional and technical elements of proposals independently and effectively
  • Ability to lead architectural discussions
  • Excellent verbal communication, written communication, and presentation skills in front of all audiences
  • Bachelor Degree or equivalent work experience is required for this role
Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with the Business Development team to engage potential clients, understanding their needs, and presenting tailored solutions that address their interoperability and cross-chain integration challenges.
  • Deliver clear, technical presentations and product demonstrations, explaining the features and benefits of our solutions in relation to interoperability infrastructure.
  • Serve as a technical consultant to clients, answering questions, addressing concerns, and guiding them through the implementation process.
  • Analyze client requirements, providing input to the product team to ensure solutions are aligned with market demands and industry trends.
  • Work with the Business Development team to develop comprehensive proposals, including technical specifications, integration plans, and cost estimates.
  • Coordinate with clients, developers, and internal teams to ensure smooth project execution, identifying and addressing any technical issues that arise during implementation.
  • Stay current on developments in blockchain and Web3 technologies, particularly in interoperability and cross-chain communication, and integrate new insights into client engagements.
  • Create and maintain technical documentation, including implementation guides, FAQs, and troubleshooting resources, to support clients and internal teams.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in any of the following is a plus: Golang, Rust, JS, Ruby, Python, C++, C, or Solidity

LayerZero develops a protocol that connects over 50 different blockchains, allowing developers to create applications, tokens, and experiences that work across multiple chains. Their technology includes immutable on-chain endpoints and a configurable Security Stack, enabling the transfer of messages and assets between blockchains without censorship. This platform is tailored for developers and organizations in the blockchain sector, providing them with the tools to customize their security and efficiency settings. Unlike competitors, LayerZero focuses on seamless interoperability, making it easier for projects like Curve Finance and Uniswap to operate across different blockchain networks. The goal of LayerZero is to enhance the development of omnichain applications, ultimately improving the functionality and user experience in the blockchain ecosystem.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Late Stage VC

Total Funding

$318M

Headquarters

Vancouver, Canada

Founded

2021

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Major institutions like Fireblocks and Ubisoft are adopting LayerZero's protocol.
  • LayerZero's collaboration with ERC3643 showcases its capability in complex financial transactions.
  • Integration with XDC Network demonstrates LayerZero's versatility across blockchain networks.

What critics are saying

  • Wormhole, a key rival, raised $225 million, posing a competitive threat.
  • Rapid stablecoin growth may lead to regulatory scrutiny for LayerZero.
  • Partnership with Ubisoft exposes LayerZero to gaming industry's volatility risks.

What makes LayerZero Labs unique

  • LayerZero connects over 50 blockchains, enabling omnichain applications and experiences.
  • Their technology includes immutable on-chain endpoints and a configurable Security Stack.
  • LayerZero's protocol facilitates censorship-resistant message transfers between blockchains.

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Jun 17th, 2025
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PR Newswire
May 19th, 2025
Fireblocks Integrates Layerzero For Unparalleled Security And Connectivity Of Stablecoins

Fireblocks launches LayerZero integration, enabling institutions to issue stablecoins on over 35 blockchains with unmatched security, governance, and no-code deployment.The integration supports seamless OFT-enabled stablecoin issuance, solving fragmentation across chains.Institutions benefit from enterprise-grade controls, real-time compliance tools, and effortless multi-chain scaling.The Wyoming Stable Token Commission and WSPN (Worldwide Stablecoin Payment Network) are the first adopters, setting a new precedent for secure, interoperable stablecoin infrastructure.VANCOUVER, BC, May 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Fireblocks , an enterprise platform for managing digital asset operations and building innovative businesses on blockchain, announced today it has expanded its Tokenization Engine with the launch of a new integration with LayerZero , the industry's leading interoperability protocol. With LayerZero, thousands of Fireblocks customers can issue and manage stablecoins across more than 35 chains with ease, security, and governance.The growing importance of stablecoins in the global payments ecosystem has catapulted the stablecoin market cap past $230 billion, doubling that of last year. With the world increasingly recognizing the transformative potential of stablecoins, the demand for robust infrastructure is reaching a feverish peak.This integration combines Fireblocks' battle-tested security and operational efficiency with LayerZero interoperability. LayerZero's Omnichain Fungible Token (OFT) standard will now facilitate the issuance of stablecoins and other RWAs that can seamlessly operate across multiple blockchains.By integrating LayerZero's technology into the Fireblocks platform, clients can now create OFT-enabled stablecoins in just a few clicks, all while benefiting from Fireblocks' industry-leading security, governance, and controls.LayerZero and Fireblocks are addressing the primary challenge of fragmentation in today's digital asset ecosystem, making the tokenization of stablecoins and real-world assets more interoperable, secure, and efficient.Institutional-grade security meets effortless multi-chain deploymentThe rise of institutional interest in digital assets is accompanied by a heightened need for security and governance. Institutions rely on Fireblocks' defense-in-depth approach to deploying and managing smart contracts, building on institutional-grade key management and fine-grained governance controls.Fireblocks has supported stablecoin issuance by banks worldwide since ANZ Bank launched the first Australian dollar stablecoin in 2022. LayerZero has also supported stablecoin issuance, with $10B in stable assets building with its OFT Standard, including USDT0, USDe, and PYUSD

GNYRR
May 11th, 2025
Hyperliquid Hits $5.6B Open Interest High Amid Hyperbridge Debut

Layerzero has launched Hyperbridge, a new interoperability solution connecting external blockchain assets to Hyperliquid's decentralized trading ecosystem, which recently saw its open interest hit a record $5.6 billion.

CoinCu
May 3rd, 2025
Ondo Expands USDY Token to Solana Using LayerZero Bridge

Ondo and LayerZero have launched a bridge for USDY on Solana.

FF News
May 1st, 2025
The Erc3643 Association Announces Cross-Chain Dvp Solutions For Rwas With Layerzero, Tokeny, Fasanara, And Abn Amro

Selected members of the ERC3643 association, together with Tokeny, LayerZero, Fasanara Capital, and ABN AMRO, have launched a cross-chain Delivery-vs-Payment (DvP) solution for regulated tokenized assets. The solution enables atomic settlement between ERC-3643-based security tokens and cash-equivalent tokens across the Polygon and Base networks.Initiated within the non-profit ERC3643 Association, the solution demonstrates how on-chain securities and cash-equivalent tokens can be securely settled across two blockchains, without requiring counterparties to bridge assets across chains. This removes a major friction point and addresses the institutional need to operate the cash and security legs on separate networks.The system showcases a concrete and real-time proof of concept use case: Fasanara issued ERC-3643-based security tokens on Polygon using Tokeny’s onchain finance platform, while ABN AMRO issued cash tokens on Base. A decentralized application (dApp), developed by Labrys, orchestrates the cross-chain DvP process using LayerZero’s messaging infrastructure.This use case demonstrated that the ERC-3643-based security tokens and payment tokens can be exchanged across chains with real-time settlement.How Cross-Chain DvP WorksCreate DvP Agreement: The seller creates a DvP position specifying the tokens to lock, the tokens to receive, and the buyer’s address. Lock Assets: The seller locks their specified tokens in the escrow contract on the source chain. Cross-Chain Notification : LayerZero relays the DvP details to the destination chain, notifying the buyer

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